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Sep
07
2020
By The African Mirror
Tributes for struggle stalwart and author

Tributes for struggle stalwart and author

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AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER The ANC and the Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) has led South Africans in paying tribute to struggle veteran and renowned author Achmat Dangor. Dangor (72)  was the former CEO of the NMF and led many developmental organisations such as Kagiso Trust, the Independent Development Trust.  Dangor was also the brother of Jessie Duarte, the ANC’s deputy secretary-general (DSG). In a statement, the ANC said: “The ANC dips its banner to this revolutionary and expresses its heartfelt condolences to the Dangor family, colleagues and friends, and to our DSG Cde Jessie Duarte for their tragic loss. In Achmat…
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Sep
06
2020
By The African Mirror
Three militants killed after fatal attack on policeman in Tunisia

Three militants killed after fatal attack on policeman in Tunisia

NEWS
POLICE in Tunisia chased and shot dead three suspected Islamist militants after they attacked two police officers, killing one of them, in the coastal city of Sousse on Sunday, the authorities said. Five years ago an Islamic State militant shot dead 39 foreigners on a beach in Sousse, triggering an exodus of tourists and severely damaging its economy. Since then Tunisia has grown more effective in preventing and responding to attacks, foreign diplomats say, but sleeper cells still pose a real threat to the country, especially with the return of jihadists from Syria, Iraq and Libya. “Terrorists stabbed two policemen…
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Sep
06
2020
By The African Mirror
Ousted Mali president Keita leaves country as transition talks begin

Ousted Mali president Keita leaves country as transition talks begin

NEWS
TIEMOKO DIALLO OUSTED  Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has left the country for medical treatment in Abu Dhabi, an adviser said, as talks about a transition back to civilian rule following last month's military coup got off to a chaotic start. Keita, 75, was hospitalised in the capital Bamako on Tuesday, six days after he was released from detention by the ruling junta, which seized power on Aug. 18. His former chief of staff, Mamadou Camara, told Reuters that Keita left Bamako on Saturday evening aboard a plane chartered by the United Arab Emirates at the request of Mali's ruling…
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Sep
06
2020
By The African Mirror
Rowdy protests get Mali transition talks off to chaotic start

Rowdy protests get Mali transition talks off to chaotic start

NEWS
TALKS in Mali about a transition back to civilian rule following last month's military coup got off to a chaotic start on Saturday as opponents of the deposed president accused the ruling junta of excluding them from some of the negotiations. Hundreds of representatives from the junta, political parties and civil society groups attended the start of talks in the capital Bamako which are meant to chart a path forward after the August 18 coup that ousted President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita. The military takeover was welcomed by many Malians, tired of violence by Islamist and ethnic militias and alleged high-level…
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Sep
06
2020
By The African Mirror
Sudan declares three-month state of emergency over floods: SUNA

Sudan declares three-month state of emergency over floods: SUNA

NEWS
SUDAN'S Security and Defense Council declared a national state of emergency for three months because of floods that have killed 99 people this year and designated Sudan a natural disaster zone, state news agency SUNA reported early on Saturday. The Sudanese minister of labour and social development said that in addition to the deaths, floods this year have injured 46 people, inflicted damage on more than half a million people and caused the total and partial collapse of more than 100,000 homes, according to SUNA. The rates of floods and rain for this year exceeded the records set during the…
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Sep
06
2020
By The African Mirror
Thousands rally to support Congo’s threatened Nobel Laureate

Thousands rally to support Congo’s threatened Nobel Laureate

NEWS
CRISPIN KYALA A city in eastern Congo has rallied in support of Denis Mukwege, the Congolese Nobel Laureate who received death threats in recent weeks after he called for justice over serious human rights violations. On Thursday his supporters snaked through the streets of Bukavu, the lakeside home of the doctor who has helped thousands of survivors of sexual violence, honking motorcycle horns, singing and waving signs like "Don't touch our Nobel Prize." Mukwege has won international recognition, including the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize, for his decades of work treating female victims conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic…
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Sep
05
2020
By The African Mirror
Black Lives Matter forces South African sport to face past demons

Black Lives Matter forces South African sport to face past demons

NEWS
NICK SAID THE Black Lives Matter movement has forced South African sport to reflect on its post-Apartheid history and created fissures between former team mates in a country still trying to come to terms with its racist past. The BLM movement has put a spotlight on the way societies treat people of colour around the world and in South Africa the debate has centred on sport. The discussion has focussed on how opportunities were scarce for Black players across some sporting codes even after the fall of Apartheid, the system of racial segregation that existed in the country from 1948…
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Sep
05
2020
By The African Mirror
Facebook least trusted source of news for young Africans

Facebook least trusted source of news for young Africans

NEWS
AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER MORE than half of young Africans don’t trust Facebook or WhatsApp. A quarter has been victims of social media bullying while than others think the world would be better without social media, data from a newly-released groundbreaking survey has shown. Results from the African Youth Survey (AYS) also show that despite an increasing usage of social media, African youths are concerned about the impact of fake news “disinfodemic”. The AYS, commissioned by the South African-based Ichikowitz Family Foundation, indicates that 50% of those polled across the study also deem WhatsApp as untrustworthy. Over half believe WhatsApp, which…
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Sep
05
2020
By The African Mirror
Libyan families file U.S. lawsuit accusing LNA leader Haftar of war crimes

Libyan families file U.S. lawsuit accusing LNA leader Haftar of war crimes

NEWS
HUMEYRA PAMUK TWO Libyan families filed a civil lawsuit in a U.S. federal court late on Thursday accusing Khalifa Haftar, commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA), of war crimes, human rights abuses and torture during a 2016-2017 offensive to seize a key Libyan district, a court filing showed. The complaint, the third filed in a U.S. court against the military commander, is linked to 2016-2017 siege of the Libyan district of Ganfouda, which had been encircled for months as Haftar waged a years-long military campaign to drive Islamist-led opponents from eastern city of Benghazi. The fate of civilians trapped…
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Sep
05
2020
By The African Mirror
About 10 Malian soldiers killed in militant attack, army says

About 10 Malian soldiers killed in militant attack, army says

NEWS
MILITANTS have killed around 10 Malian soldiers near the west-central town of Guire, the army said, the deadliest such attack against the armed forces since an August 18 military coup. International powers fear the ousting of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita could further destabilise the West African nation and undermine the fight against insurgents linked to al Qaeda and Islamic State in the wider Sahel region. The latest attack, which targeted a resupplying mission, took place at 6 p.m. and also caused injuries and material damage, the army said in a statement on Friday. Reinforcements have been dispatched to the area,…
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